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riversedge

(82,248 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:54 PM Jun 5

Todd Blanche Reveals He's Making It Harder for Dems to Prosecute Trump

Source: newrepublic.com

The acting attorney general bragged about putting “roadblocks” in place for those seeking justice against Trump.

Malcolm Ferguson/ June 5, 2026/11:41 a.m. ET

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche—who is currently struggling to secure Senate support for his nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice—revealed he is placing “roadblocks” to make it harder for Democrats to prosecute President Trump and his administration after he’s out of office.

Blanche made the declaration in an interview with NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich released Friday.

“You said this week that you believe President Trump absolutely faced prison if he hadn’t won the election in 2024. Democrats have been talking a lot about what they call Project 2029—their plans to prosecute the president, administration officials, ICE agents after the term is up if they regain power,” Pavlich asked Blanche while he sat alongside FBI Director Kash Patel. “Do you believe that’s a possibility, and what can be done to prevent this kind of political retribution from Democrats?”

“Well, do I believe it’s a possibility that the Democrats will go after President Trump, his family, anybody that knows him, anybody that worked for him? I think they’ve proven that to be true. And what could we do about it is we can just keep on exposing when we learn about the weaponization that happened for many years, we can keep on exposing it, and putting roadblocks in place so it never happens again,” Blanche said........................

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Todd Blanche Reveals Heâ€™s Making It Harder for Dems to Prosecute Trump

The acting attorney general bragged about putting â€œroadblocksâ€ in place for those seeking justice against Trump
June 5, 2026/11:41 a.m. ET
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Todd Blanche Reveals He's Making It Harder for Dems to Prosecute Trump (Original Post) riversedge Jun 5 OP

Well.... gee whiz! electric_blue68 Jun 5 #1

"When we learn about the weaponization that happened for many years"... Karasu Jun 5 #2

Don't worry little Todd, the supreme fascist court beat you to it. nt ImNotGod Jun 5 #3

The courts aren't working even now. TommyT139 Jun 5 #4

I say go after Blanche first, by proving misconduct and then getting him disbarred. aggiesal Jun 5 #5

If we are not going to resort to violence to defend democrary then our democratic leaders should be in2herbs Jun 5 #6

He's an idiot who will be stopped. kimbutgar Jun 5 #7

Remember that old myth, "No one is above the law". republianmushroom Jun 5 #8

Many Democratic congresscritters are lawyers and some are former prosecutors. MLWR Jun 5 #9

So he admits that he's engaging as an active coconspirator in a crime? cstanleytech Jun 5 #10

Well, he's certainly engaging in interference with louis-t Jun 6 #16

Bragging about it and not even confirmed Bengus81 Jun 5 #11

he wins the "trump will give you a blow job for doing good work" prize and he's thrilled. orleans Jun 5 #12

I can live without seeing Trump jailed. Gymbo Jun 5 #13

Still auditioning for that job, Todd? nt GenThePerservering Jun 6 #14

He thinks he's making it harder. louis-t Jun 6 #15

Todd might do well liberalgunwilltravel Jun 6 #17

Sounds like Blanche wants to be Trump's cellmate. Vinca Jun 6 #18

"... what can be done... GiqueCee Jun 6 #19

Senate's not buying it Curmudge1 Jun 7 #20

MaddowBlog-Being Trump's attorney general is an awful job. Todd Blanche apparently doesn't care. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 9 #21

electric_blue68

(27,938 posts)

1. Well.... gee whiz!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:00 PM

Jun 5

Criminal bastards!

Karasu

(2,327 posts)

2. "When we learn about the weaponization that happened for many years"...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:04 PM

Jun 5

Last edited Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:39 AM - Edit history (1)

By pulling shit out of their ass? Because why else would they be taking so damn long?

This "weaponization" argument being used by Republicans is fucking rich. It's the ultimate example of projection, and--just like the mythical all-consuming fraud they see literally everywhere--just an excuse for them to keep breaking the law.

ImNotGod

(1,325 posts)

3. Don't worry little Todd, the supreme fascist court beat you to it. nt

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:11 PM

Jun 5

TommyT139

(2,511 posts)

4. The courts aren't working even now.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:12 PM

Jun 5

It won't be courts doing the cleanup, when that day comes.

It'll be thousands of neighborhood aunties, inviting their neighbors over for afternoon tea. ☕ ⛏️

aggiesal

(11,002 posts)

5. I say go after Blanche first, by proving misconduct and then getting him disbarred.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:16 PM

Jun 5

in2herbs

(4,671 posts)

6. If we are not going to resort to violence to defend democrary then our democratic leaders should be

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:39 PM

Jun 5

filing Bar Association complaints against everyone from Blanche on down, and whether or not they're still in office.

kimbutgar

(27,723 posts)

7. He's an idiot who will be stopped.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:50 PM

Jun 5

republianmushroom

(22,914 posts)

8. Remember that old myth, "No one is above the law".

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:05 PM

Jun 5

MLWR

(1,151 posts)

9. Many Democratic congresscritters are lawyers and some are former prosecutors.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:11 PM

Jun 5

And every one of them is smarter than all the MAGAt lawyers and prosecutors put together.

cstanleytech

(28,698 posts)

10. So he admits that he's engaging as an active coconspirator in a crime?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:14 PM

Jun 5

louis-t

(24,699 posts)

16. Well, he's certainly engaging in interference with

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #10)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:19 AM

Jun 6

any law enforcement. Evading the law. Conspiracy.

Bengus81

(10,586 posts)

11. Bragging about it and not even confirmed

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:22 PM

Jun 5

The only "road blocks" you could do would be against the law.

orleans

(37,475 posts)

12. he wins the "trump will give you a blow job for doing good work" prize and he's thrilled.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:50 PM

Jun 5

Gymbo

(193 posts)

13. I can live without seeing Trump jailed.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:54 PM

Jun 5

I would rather see every dime he took and his family took, returned with interest. That should put him in a nursing home permanently and I'll be happy with that.

GenThePerservering

(4,097 posts)

14. Still auditioning for that job, Todd? nt

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:09 AM

Jun 6

louis-t

(24,699 posts)

15. He thinks he's making it harder.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:11 AM

Jun 6

I don't think the next administration is concerned. He is toast if he can ever be dragged kicking and screaming from the White House. I don't care what it's for, as long as he dies broke and in prison.

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,307 posts)

17. Todd might do well

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:00 AM

Jun 6

to remember that justice can come in many different ways.

Vinca

(54,549 posts)

18. Sounds like Blanche wants to be Trump's cellmate.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:10 AM

Jun 6

GiqueCee

(5,072 posts)

19. "... what can be done...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:30 AM

Jun 6

... to prevent this kind of political retribution from Democrats?”

Pavlich, you fucking asshole, it's "legal accountability" for crimes committed in broad daylight for which he will be prosecuted, and deservedly so!

This shit is going to end, and you'll be lucky to get a job cleaning toilets with your toothbrush at Pox News, 'cause you sure as hell ain't a journalist. A sniveling, ass-kissing propagandist is more like it.

Curmudge1

(5 posts)

20. Senate's not buying it

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 03:06 AM

Jun 7

He's just #Blanchewashing for an audience of one. He knows if the courts keep ruling against their specious "unitary executive" power grab, he'll be disbarred for sure, and probably do some serious jail time. You have to wonder what kind of kompromat #Day1Dictator has on him. Democrats need to keep harping on CORRUPTION every time they find more criming, because as we know repetition works, and even better for the truth than for lies.

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,002 posts)

21. MaddowBlog-Being Trump's attorney general is an awful job. Todd Blanche apparently doesn't care.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 06:59 PM

Jun 9

Blanche has made it clear that he doesn’t want to be the American people’s attorney general; he wants to be Trump’s attorney general.

Trump has clashed with so many AGs (Bondi, Barr, Sessions, Yates). Why is Blanche different? They agree on what an AG should be: part puppet, part weapon, and part cheerleader.

Blanche doesnâ€™t want to be our attorney general; he wants to be Trumpâ€™s attorney general. Those are 2 very different jobs.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-09T17:40:46.759Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-attorney-general-awful-job-blanche

Trump likely believes he’ll have better luck with his latest choice. MS NOW reported:

President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated his longtime loyalist and former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general permanently.

Blanche has been serving as the nation’s top prosecutor in an acting capacity after Pam Bondi was fired by Trump in April. Blanche was Bondi’s deputy at the time. The nomination has been sent to the Senate.

Since becoming the acting attorney general, Blanche went to almost cartoonish lengths to use his office in ways designed to please the White House, up to and including indicting people the president doesn’t like. Trump, not surprisingly, was delighted. Whether senators are equally impressed remains to be seen, though there’s no reason to assume that his confirmation will be easy.

Stepping back, however, there’s the related question of why Blanche actually wants this job.....

The president, in other words, expects an attorney general who’s part puppet, part weapon and part cheerleader. Those serious about the rule of law and apolitical ethical limits need not apply.

I’ve seen some analyses that have described the office under Trump as “an impossible job,” largely because no one can be quite pathetic enough to satiate all of the president’s whims and demands. It’s a fair point, to be sure, but that’s what makes Blanche’s nomination inherently interesting: He, unlike guys such as Sessions and Barr, doesn’t actually want to lead the DOJ or oversee federal law enforcement; Blanche simply wants to serve Trump.

In other words, Blanche might very well be the first and only attorney general Trump actually gets along with because he and the president share a common view of the office. By tradition, those in this role strive to be “the people’s lawyer.” The president’s new nominee has no such ambitions: His goal is to serve one American, not 340 million Americans.

Blanche has made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t want to be the American people’s attorney general; he wants to be Trump’s attorney general. Is it any wonder why the president is optimistic about his choice?

I believe that Blanche will be disbarred. Blanche and the DOJ want to strip State Bar Associations of jurisdiction of trump stooges. That is not going to work

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